Richard Childress Racing Tag

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor After sponsoring Brendan Gaughan for the past six years at Richard Childress Racing, South Point Hotel and Casino, which is owned by the Gaughan family, will shift their sponsorship to Daniel Hemric for the entire 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule. With Gaughan stepping aside from full-time racing, Hemric’s No. 21 team becomes the beneficiary of the sponsorship as he enters his sophomore season in the series. “RCR and the Gaughan Family have had a special relationship that we’re thrilled to be able to continue,” saidRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor After being a Ford team for the past eight seasons, Richard Petty Motorsports will be ditching the Blue Oval for a Bowtie for the upcoming 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. On Friday, the long rumored alliance with Richard Childress Racing was confirmed by the team, allowing the No. 43 team to take up residence on the RCR campus in Welcome, NC and change manufacturers over to Chevrolet. RPM will also receive chassis and engineering support from RCR, as well as engines from ECR.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat back down with Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric. Hemric drives the No. 21 Anderson’s Maple Syrup, Blue Gate Bank, Death Wish Coffee, Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet Camaro SS. Hemric is campaigning for the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship as well as Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors. He currently sits seventh in the points standings, six-points behind of the cutoff for the Round of Four. Eggert spoke with Hemric last year whileRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For this week’s edition of Climbing the Ladder, Seth Eggert sat down with Richard Childress Racing driver Brandon Jones. Jones is a 20-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series driver. He drives the No. 33 AAA, Nexteer Automotive, Menards, Rain-X Chevrolet Camaro SS. Jones is not in the Playoffs for the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and currently sits 17th in the points standings. Seth Eggert: How did you become interested in Motorsports? Brandon Jones: My first interaction with motorsports was coming to the track as a youngRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For most, being at home is more comfortable. With the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kannapolis, N.C. native Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 21 Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet Camaro SS, is in a comfortable position being at home, and fifth in the Playoff Standings. Hemric has three NASCAR National Series starts at the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. Two came in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he has a best finish of ninth in 2016. Hemric made his first Charlotte Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another puzzle piece fell into place for Richard Childress Racing’s 2018 NASCAR Xfinity season as the organization signs rookie Matt Tifft. Tifft will compete for a championship in the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro SS for RCR beginning next season. Tifft currently drives the No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is a contender for the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the Xfinity Series. In 28 races this season, he has two top-fives and nine top-10 finishes. Tifft currently sits seventhRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another piece of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver line-up fell into place today with Daniel Hemric re-signing with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Hemric is the first to announce his return to the RCR Xfinity program in 2018. In his rookie season with RCR, Hemric has six top-fives, 14 top-10s, and one pole position in 28 races. While driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro SS, he has also earned two stage wins and the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hemric admittedRead More

Listen to “Drafting The Circuits October 5, 2017” on Spreaker. Frank Santoroski and the Drafting the Circuits panel – Joey Barnes, Gray Warren, Richard Youden, Christopher DeHarde and Seth Eggert, with special guest Aaron Bearden – weigh in on the first elimination round of the NASCAR playoffs, and has an in-depth conversation about the Malaysian Grand Prix and other stories within Formula One. Credits: Host – Frank Santoroski DTC Panel – Joey Barnes, Seth Eggert, Christopher DeHarde, Gray Warren, Richard Youden & Aaron Bearden Producers – Anthony Arnold & Keith Hayes Special thanks to Whoobazoo forRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Each week NASCAR Editor David Morgan will break down the top storylines from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. This week, we break down the Bojangles’ Southern 500 from Darlington Raceway. Comeback of the Year? After winning Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Darlington with a last lap pass on Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin headed into Sunday night’s main event looking for the weekend sweep, but despite having one of the fastest cars on track, he almost gave the win away. Hamlin would lead 121Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After losing his nearly 50-point cushion over the Playoff cutoff when Jeremy Clements won at Road America, Brendan Gaughan will look to have a more secure position after the VFW Hero a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. Gaughan has six previous NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, he has a best finish of 13th in the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Camaro. He also has three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with a best finish of third, and two Monster EnergyRead More